Sumatran freshwater swamp forests
| Sumatran freshwater swamp forests | |
|---|---|
Ecoregion territory (in purple) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Indomalayan |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 18,130 km2 (7,000 sq mi) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 0°45′S 101°45′E / 0.75°S 101.75°E |
| Conservation | |
| Protected | 3.8% |
The Sumatran freshwater swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0157) covers disconnected patches of freshwater swamp forest on the alluvial plains of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The different locations vary greatly in their vegetation and wildlife habitat depending on the local soil types. The land has been greatly disturbed by human conversion to agriculture and illegal logging in recent years. Several of the sectors support significant populations of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)'.